Zhao Yuanrong cherishes this sister very much, so he almost responds to Zhao Yuanyan's requests.

And when Zhao Yuanrong looked at her sister's happy smile, she couldn't help but think about the question of whether she could have children, and she would be a little unwilling in her heart, she thought: "If one day, I can also have children, will I be as innocent as the third sister?" Or maybe I'm not going to be a good mother. ”

Thinking of this, she will feel a little lost in her heart, and it is natural to think of Ji Ning, and she has a lot of complicated emotions for Ji Ning in her heart.

At this time, there were only a few days left before the ceremony of the new emperor's accession to the throne, and Zhao Yuanrong asked the imperial court to arrange the ceremony, and after less than half a month of preparation, it had basically taken shape.

Ji Ning did not prepare to participate in the ceremony, because in Ji Ning's heart, there was a gap between him and Zhao Yuanrong, and he didn't want to participate in the ceremony as Zhao Yuanrong, as for the Temple of Literature didn't let him go, he wouldn't force it.

These days, he is also preparing for the bachelor's exam.

On this day, the person in charge of the Confucian Temple in the capital, Ma Heng, who was a university scholar, found some bachelors from the Confucian Temple to go to the main hall of the Confucian Temple to participate in the teaching, this time Ma Heng was to give some guidance to some "newcomers" who were not very familiar with the examination process, and Ji Ning, as the champion of the current year, entered the Confucian Temple, and had not participated in any Confucian Temple exams, so he did not understand the rules of the Confucian Temple very well.

“…… In two days, the examination will begin, similar to the situation when you participated in the imperial examination, if you can get a good score in this examination, your essay will not only be recognized by the examiner, but even the Temple of Literature will recognize your achievements, then you will be able to enter the bachelor's class of the Temple of Literature with a proper name, and you will have the opportunity to go further in the Temple of Literature......"

In Ji Ning's ears, what Ma Heng said was basically nonsense, the kind that could go in and out of the left ear.

Ji Ning didn't listen very carefully, and the few people who just arrived at the Confucian Temple, some in their thirties and some in their forties, are all apprentice bachelors, and they attach great importance to this exam, although everyone also knows that this exam is actually to choose a bachelor from hundreds of apprentice bachelors.

After listening to the teaching, Ji Ning came out and happened to meet Song Shanqian. Song Shanqian belonged to the old man of the Temple of Literature, and he had taken the bachelor's exam of the Temple of Literature before, and he understood all the rules, so he didn't need to prompt anything from above, and he didn't participate in this training.

"Yongning, have you done everything you have prepared? It seems that you are full of confidence and ready to pass the bachelor's degree in one fell swoop. Song Shanqian came up and said in a flattering tone.

Ji Ning smiled and said, "It seems that I don't have much of a chance, so I'd better practice first, and maybe there will be a chance in the future." Once in all, there are always more opportunities. ”

Song Shanqian looked very generous, and said with a smile: "Yongning, don't bring any mustard, this bachelor's exam in the Temple of Literature is an opportunity for everyone to be promoted, since you have chosen the path of the Temple of Literature, if you don't get a bachelor's degree, it seems that there has been no way out." Although you and I are also competitors in this examination, I have never regarded you as an enemy, we are subordinates to see our skills, just like when we took the imperial examination, even if we are candidates together, we can become friends......"

Ji Ning nodded, but he was a little disapproving.

He thought to himself, "Can this be the same as the imperial examination?" There are at least a lot of places in the imperial examination, and this time there are only two places in the bachelor's examination, and one is internal, which means that everyone is competing for a place. has always been the first in literature and no second, and no one wants to admit that their talent is inferior to others. ”

Song Shanqian invited Ji Ning out of the Temple of Literature, and the two went to the surrounding wine shops together, Song Shanqian specially ordered a few drinks and dishes, and said: "Yongning, your champion background is indeed the envy of many people, if you stay in the court and do it for a few years, you can become an official of the fourth or fifth grades, why bother to come to the Temple of Literature to be a bachelor?" Forget it, I won't tell you this, after all, everyone has their own ambitions, but this time...... I think you're my biggest competitor. ”

Ji Ning said: "Brother Song has a good reputation, he doesn't have this ability in Xia, he has only entered the Temple of Literature for a few days, and he has not yet mastered the rules of the Temple of Literature." ”

"Hey, what you said is not right, you must know that the bachelor's exam of this Temple of Literature is not about mastering the rules, but about your true ability to learn." Song Shanqian said, "I heard that this time Shen University scholars returned to the capital, it is possible that they came to take the bachelor's examination of the Confucian Temple, I don't know if there is such a thing?" ”

Only then did Ji Ning know that Song Shanqian was still concerned about Shen Kang's affairs, and he said: "I don't know when my master will come back, so naturally I can't know more news." ”

Song Shanqian nodded and said: "It seems that you really don't know, but the bachelor's exam in this Temple of Literature is all written by the examiner, and the examiner can also determine the candidate's scores, even if there are vague measures, they are only symbolic, and the real thing depends on the examiner's appreciation of the examinee, of course...... Another important point is to see whether the person's talent can meet the standards of the scholar of the Confucian Temple, and there is a ceremony to determine the name of the text...... If you don't have the talent to learn, even if you have a relationship, it will be in vain. ”

"Hmm." Ji Ning also nodded, indicating that he understood.

Song Shanqian said again: "With your talent, you should pass the name of the bachelor of the Confucian Temple, it should not be too much of a problem, if you can meet Shen University in advance first, maybe your grades will be ......."

Song Shanqian wanted to speak and stopped, but the words were already very clear.

Song Ganqian wanted to remind Ji Ning that if he could have a good relationship with Shen Kang in advance and let Shen Kang leak the exam questions, then the probability of Ji Ning's bachelor in the Chinese Temple would increase greatly, which also made Ji Ning take the exam this time and become the target of everyone.

"Brother Song, it's not a secret, when I took the Beijing entrance examination, there were also many people who said that the division union became the main examiner of the examination, and many people regarded me as a big trouble, and the final result was that the master did not attend this examination at all." Ji Ning said with some emotion, "I didn't expect that there were still so many rumors in the Temple of Literature, but in fact, I didn't even know when Shigong would arrive in the capital, and the rest of the things were really difficult to comment." Don't take it too seriously. ”

"Yongning, your attitude is very calm, but others can't be as calm as you, everyone thinks that you are the best candidate for a bachelor in the Chinese Temple, and it is also because the status of Shen University Scholar in the Temple of Literature is too high, even Ling Xianzun is also a person in the Temple of Literature, and he is also ranked in the name of a bachelor...... This is a scholarly family! Song Shanqian said enviously.

(End of chapter)